To be an American : cultural pluralism and the rhetoric of assimilation /
Hing, Bill Ong.
New York ; London : New York University Press,
c1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-236) and index.
A superior multicultural experience -- A nation of immigrants, a history of nativism -- Mi cliente y amigo Rodolfo Martinez Padilla -- Searching for the truth about immigrants and jobs -- How much do immigrants cost? The methodology wars -- Contextualizing immigration -- Low-wage immigrants and African Americans -- Beyond the economic debate : the cultural complaint -- The challenge to cultural pluralists : inter-ethnic group conflict and separatism -- A new way of looking at America -- Back to superior.
Pluralism (Social sciences)
Immigrants
Acculturation